These negotiations are going poorly, but that is to be expected. There is a lot of blustering in the beginning. How are the kids?”“They are still ...t the park. I swear they would sleep with those basketballs if I'd let them.”There was a pause in the conversation. We were both avoiding the elephant in the room. Then Dave asked softly, “Jen… did you get my card?”"Yes, it was beautiful and so were the roses.” I said, avoiding what he truly wanted to know."Um, did you read my letter?” he asked.I. Lauren smiles, reaching up to shift her bra – then pausing, crossing the room to her sister and turning around, “Can you help me, sis?” It’s a deliberately suggestive move – involving her sister in her strip.The younger woman nods, smiling, and reaches up to carefully unhook her bra. Both are smiling, but it’s different smiles – Becky seems amused, whereas Lauren looks excited. As the bra pops loose, Becky keeps hold so as not to fully expose her sister. There’s a sweet moment as Becky. .. then she come swimming under the boat. 'Stay put.' she said. 'We'll have you AND your boat out of here in a few, ' she said. And she did."Thought we were goners, Harbormaster."We heard scrabbling at the bow and then she at the stern. The boat started rocking more. The Wendy ... her, you know ... the clean water witch ... she come under the deck with a rope and tied it to the mast. We rolled and were out. We immediately took to the pumps. The higher up she rose the easier it was to see we. There was always something special between Joe and myself when we worked together. My feelings for him went beyond respect and I would say I had a deep affection for him but he was very devoted to his wife back then and I knew something sexual between us would never happen. Besides, back then, I was busy working and raising a family and my husband and I had not expanded the realm of exploration in our marriage. Then hubby said, ‘Do you rally want to be a check mark on his bucket list? If your.